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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5568385" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>I'm just curious as to why you "hate" using a climber so much?</p><p></p><p>Probably 75% of my deer hunting is done from a climbing stand, in large part for the purpose of quick mobility and the opportunities to hunt new spots very <em>EFFECTIVELY.</em></p><p></p><p>By <em>"effectively",</em> I mean being able to slip in to a new spot (same day, during the deer season) without causing much disturbance. This is much harder to impossible with most ladder stands. <em>"Effectively"</em> also means being able to get much higher above the ground-level scent line than ladder stands allow.</p><p></p><p>IMO, "on average" sitting say 23 feet high (probably my average height to hunt) is a huge advantage (on average) over being 15 to 17 feet high (like most ladder stands). Also, most ladder stands mislead regarding how high the hunter is sitting. How far is the platform from the ground? 17 feet to the rail may be only 14 feet to the platform. I'm usually hunting 23 feet from the ground to my climber's "platform".</p><p></p><p>"Younger"?</p><p>I'm older than you and not in near as good physical shape.</p><p>I find using climbers physically "easy",</p><p>perhaps even overall "easier" on an annual basis.</p><p>Pain in the butt to be moving around ladder stands,</p><p>and I will argue it's typically more dangerous than correctly using a climber.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5568385, member: 1409"] I'm just curious as to why you "hate" using a climber so much? Probably 75% of my deer hunting is done from a climbing stand, in large part for the purpose of quick mobility and the opportunities to hunt new spots very [I]EFFECTIVELY.[/I] By [I]"effectively",[/I] I mean being able to slip in to a new spot (same day, during the deer season) without causing much disturbance. This is much harder to impossible with most ladder stands. [I]"Effectively"[/I] also means being able to get much higher above the ground-level scent line than ladder stands allow. IMO, "on average" sitting say 23 feet high (probably my average height to hunt) is a huge advantage (on average) over being 15 to 17 feet high (like most ladder stands). Also, most ladder stands mislead regarding how high the hunter is sitting. How far is the platform from the ground? 17 feet to the rail may be only 14 feet to the platform. I'm usually hunting 23 feet from the ground to my climber's "platform". "Younger"? I'm older than you and not in near as good physical shape. I find using climbers physically "easy", perhaps even overall "easier" on an annual basis. Pain in the butt to be moving around ladder stands, and I will argue it's typically more dangerous than correctly using a climber. [/QUOTE]
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